Opinion

by Toddy Perryman, Corvallis I want to thank Michael Howell for his excellent reporting on the proposed Sheep Creek Rare Earth Element mine, published by the Bitterroot Star recently. To further […]

by Star Jameson, Hamilton I appreciate the coverage in the Star on 12/13/23 of the Sheep Creek Mine. I often like to reduce hot issues to kitchen table discussions. Let’s imagine […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Anyone watching television here in the Bitterroot has been exposed to a flood of advertisements touting Republican Tim Sheehy’s plan to run for the U.S. Senate seat […]

by Rep. David Bedey (R-Hamilton), House District 86 Recently, I called out the John Birch Society’s takeover of the Ravalli County Republican Central Committee (RCRCC). Theresa Manzella’s followers have responded by […]

by Will Walker, Hamilton ​​This letter to the editor is, in part, a riposte to Jerry Esmay’s “Speak Out,” which was published in the Bitterroot Star on December 6th, and was […]

by Evah Mitchell, age 10, Stevensville (Ten-year-old Evah Mitchell of Stevensville was one of the kids chosen to “Shop with a Cop” this year. This is the note she sent to […]

by Dan Rothlisberger, President, Hamilton Lions Club Thank you to Diane Thomas-Rupert for her letter about “non-profits” in Ravalli County. I was pleased to see reference to the less visible non-profits […]

by Bill Jones, Stevensville One of the questions persisting about the grumbling flock of local election integrity worry warts is: have they finally realized that they have been led around by […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Something reminded me the other day of Citizens United – you know, the 2010 ruling by the US Supreme Court that corporations are people and can therefore […]

by  Colonel Steve Lavin, Montana Highway Patrol December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. It opportunely coincides with the holidays when folks are going to parties, reconnecting with old friends, and […]

by Larry Campbell, retired exploration geologist, Darby The proposed Sheep Creek Rare Earth mine at the head of the West Fork Bitterroot River presents many environmental and economic problems. One in […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton With the general election less than a year away, I have been thinking long and hard about which candidates deserve my vote. My choice in one Montana […]

by Bill Lussenheide, Florence Very pleased to see Kim Dailey (along with her candidate friend, Kathy Love) at her campaign booth at the Ravalli County Gun Show this past weekend.  They […]

by Edward Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’ll begin with a warning. This is an opinion page. I’m an old veteran and have no intent to be politically correct. Many of […]

by Susan Roman (for) Ravalli County Republican Central Committee The Ravalli County Republican Central Committee hereby proclaims its support for the Montana Freedom Caucus’ call to the Montana State Legislature for […]

by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville As of 05/17/2023, Tax-Exempt World lists 653 Ravalli County non-profit addresses. There are most likely around 300 of those organizations that are actively providing services within the […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is a huge congratulations to J. Ward of Lolo who was selected as the winner of the 2023 Ravalli County Darwin awards for his erudite post […]

by Mike Mercer, Hamilton When I was a kid we would debate as a family at dinner time around the kitchen table; this was during the start of the Vietnam war […]

by J. Ward, Lolo A young man said to me, “Trump is honest, he said he did cheat on his taxes.” No, said I! He got caught. Two-hundred-forty million dollars. We […]

by S. Foster, Stevensville I received the most recent edition of the Bitter Root Humane Association Paw Prints newsletter last Friday. Indicated on the cover page was the notice that it […]